# Engaging civil servants and politicians to further your charitable mission

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Podcast: [Third Sector](https://stenobird.com/podcast/third-sector-181065)
Published: 2026-01-16T10:27:22+00:00
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## Resource

Emily Harle and Dami Adewale are joined by Madeleine Jennings, head of policy and communications at the Local Trust. Madeleine describes how her team has worked to translate lessons learned from the Local Trust’s ‘Big Local’ programme into actionable government policy.  She stresses the importance of forming relationships with civil servants as well as big-name elected representatives, and explains why it is necessary to identify and provide information that is useful to officials. She also describes the logistical steps to securing and facilitating a project visit by a senior government representative.  Tell us what you think of the Third Sector Podcast! Please take five minutes to let us know how we can bring you the most relevant, useful content. To fill in the survey, click here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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